Royals

    Singer: Lorde

    I’ve never seen a diamond in the flesh

    I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies

    And I’m not proud of my address

    In the torn up town, no post code envy

    But every song’s like:

    Gold teeth

    Grey Goose

    Tripping in the bathroom

    Bloodstains

    Ball gowns

    Trashing the hotel room

    We don’t care, we’re driving Cadillacs in our dreams

    But everybody’s like:

    Crystal

    Maybach

    Diamonds on your timepiece

    Jet planes

    Islands

    Tigers on a gold leash

    We don’t care, we aren’t caught up in your love affair

    And we’ll never be royals

    It don’t run in our blood

    That kind of lux just ain’t for us, we crave a different kind of buzz

    Let me be your ruler

    You can call me Queen Bee

    And baby I’ll rule, I’ll rule, I’ll rule, I’ll rule

    Let me live that fantasy

    My friends and I we’ve cracked the code

    We count our dollars on the train to the party

    And everyone who knows us knows

    That we’re fine with this, we didn’t come for money

    ...

    ooh ooh oh ooh

    We’re better than we ever dreamed

    and I’m in love with being Queen

    life is great without a care

    We aren’t caught up in your love affair

    ...

    Background

    Lorde, a singer from New Zealand, is the antithesis of your usual young pop star. “Royals” from her upcoming album “Pure Heroine” shows her and her friends rejecting the partying lifestyle and consumerism.

    Lorde keeps “Royals” simple and the focus on her powerhouse voice, with only a spare drumbeat and finger snaps accompanying her layered harmonies.